Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 23, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
  Job Position: Corporate Social Responsibility Programme Manager (SCR PM)
The New Forests Company is a sustainable forestry company with operations in Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania as well as a Group Office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Our mission is to become the premier Pan-African, vertically integrated, socially responsible, a sustainable timber company, sharing the value we create with our shareholders, employees, customers, and neighboring communities. We are an agent of change through responsible forestry, timber processing, profitability, employment, conservation, and community development. Where necessary, we challenge the status quo and established business models, redefine the role of companies as drivers of economic growth in Africa. See more at www.newforests.net.
The ideal candidate is ambitious, dedicated, hardworking, intelligent, results-oriented, energetic, honest, and passionate, with strong people management skills. This position will be based in Nyungwe buffer zone.
Corporate Social Responsibility Programme Manager (CSR PM)
Summary of the Position: The Corporate Social Responsibility Programme Manager drives the community development strategy for NFC in Rwanda, providing leadership, strategic direction, and effective and practical on the ground management of the implementation and improvement of the program and its impacts. This program’s objective is twofold:
Maximize value-add to the company through comprehensive, proactive risk mitigation
Maximize the socio-economic development impact of community partnership projects in the communities surrounding NFC’s plantations..

Job Responsibilities: Not Specified

Experience required to perform this role
• Minimum 5 years’ senior management experience in Africa, preferably working in community development, government relations, social enterprise.
• Experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems
• Experience fundraising for sizeable program budgets
• Experience establishing and enhancing stakeholder relations and engagement
• Experience with support for community business development is desirable
• Previous agriculture or forestry experience is desirable
• Proven success in proposal/grant application development is highly desirable.
Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies:
• Intrinsically motivated with a positive, cooperative attitude
• Strong personal and professional integrity and ethics
• Proven effective teamwork ability
• Passion for social enterprise and innovative international development models in the private sector
• Exceptional budgeting, financial management, and programme management skills
• Enjoys being creative and innovative
• Strong analysis and critical thinking skills; good judgment
• Project and programme management skills
• Mentoring and capacity building of reporting staff; leading and managing teams
• Interest in working in an entrepreneurial, start-up, fast-growth environment
• Comprehensive report writing, interpersonal communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Impressive relationship building and management skills from community members to national government officials to funders
• Very practical and effective in problem-solving and crisis management
• Understanding of entire Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access, etc.
• Equally comfortable facilitating a community meeting as a representative of the Company or at a senior management meeting.
Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda; ability to learn or existing knowledge of other relevant languages.
Qualifications:
• The minimum education level of a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Master’s preferred.
• Ability to drive cars in class B and Possession of a valid driver’s license

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
How to apply: If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV and cover letter to desire.dusengimana@newforests.net 

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